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[quote=Anonymous]Another college professor here.

I have worked with kids with all sorts of needs.  Some have issues like ADHD, recently I had a surprise issue of a student with a chemo regimen.

The most important thing you can teach your child is what they need to ask for to be successful.  I can present the material, and I can expend extra energy,and I can give them more time on tests.

In the real world, your child will be able to do anything he/she wants (within some reason, I'll never be an NBA star at 5'3".)  if he or she can ask for the reasonable extra accomodations they need in a matter of fact way and be aware of how to behave in order to reach their full potential.

My job is to teach your child my subject, not how to advocate for themselves.  But i can and do see many kids with different needs who succeed by being self-aware.

OP you are a great parent to think about this.  I can tell your kids will do great.  Everyone needs things, your child will just need to be able to ask for things if what he/she needs is a little different than what everyone else needs.

The PPs who have insulted the previous posters should consider that the teachers who respond here clearly take the time to care because they are spending their time on the SN forum.  And if you don't like the idea that my primary job is to be a scholar who produces original research that creates the jobs of the future (I am an engineer) please feel free to send your child to a teaching college where professors do not do research.
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